Well, I no longer squat ( it hurts enough just to squat down to pick up something I dropped) lol

But when I did I used a thumbs under grip as well. Hard to think it would make that much diffrence. I never even thought about squatting thumbless. Thumbs under I was able to really grip the bar tight and that seemed to keep everything tight.

The end to end grip will give you far less stability. Think of it like holding a DB at full extension to your side or holding it right next to you. Far more control when proximal to the body.

PLers should always grip fairly narrow. Just outside shoulder width works best for me and most I know. Bottom line is that you need to play with it and find out which is most steady. To do this, just load a heavy weight on the bar (around max) and walk it out a few steps. Change your grip and do it a few times to see how it feels. No need to squat the weight, just checking to see how the grip feels.

The end to end grip will give you far less stability. Think of it like holding a DB at full extension to your side or holding it right next to you. Far more control when proximal to the body.

PLers should always grip fairly narrow. Just outside shoulder width works best for me and most I know. Bottom line is that you need to play with it and find out which is most steady. To do this, just load a heavy weight on the bar (around max) and walk it out a few steps. Change your grip and do it a few times to see how it feels. No need to squat the weight, just checking to see how the grip feels.

That's basically what I did and I found the wider grip works best for me. I use to use the narrow grip but I found I leaned forward too much with it, widened the grip and I can squat comfortably, no balance issues at all.

That's basically what I did and I found the wider grip works best for me. I use to use the narrow grip but I found I leaned forward too much with it, widened the grip and I can squat comfortably, no balance issues at all.

Matter of fact, this guy has his hands as wide as the rack will allow him...

Yes, there are plenty of top PLers that do that. They are also wearing suits that help stability tremendously.

may sound weird but im always concious of this, on my lighter sets i can go thumbless and be just fine but on my heavier sets i dont feel comfortable going thumbless for some reason. I know it shouldnt really make much of a difference but mentally it does for me.

may sound weird but im always concious of this, on my lighter sets i can go thumbless and be just fine but on my heavier sets i dont feel comfortable going thumbless for some reason. I know it shouldnt really make much of a difference but mentally it does for me.

i don't even feel comfortable on lighter weights!

i wish i could go more narrow, but i guess i will have to work on it. maybe in the new year i will try the thumbless.